Jewelry



(No Model.) 7 v J. B. VAN HOUTEN.

JEWELRY.

Patented Feb. ..7, 1882.

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JOHN VAN HOUTEN, on NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

JEWELRY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,450, dated February '7, 1882,

Application filed October 11, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN B. VAN HOUTEN, a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jewelry; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the ,accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

.This invention relates more especially tojewelry having stones therein the backs of which are foiled, so that the light passing therethrough will be reflected or thrown forward, and the said stones thus given a greater brilliancy.

The object of the invention is to prevent the said foiled under surface from being scratched or the article from being otherwise marred, and, further, to give greater security to the device when the sameis in position.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts in each'of the several figures, Figure 1 is a side view of a scarf-pin embodying myimprovement; Fig. 2, a sectional view of the same; and Fig. 3, a detail view of a hearing which may be cylindrical or tubular in shape or polyhedrical, as will be understood, and the purpose of which will be hereinafter set forth.

In carrying out my invention I construct the crown-piece or settingAin the usual manner, said crown-piece being ornamented as taste may dictate, and having cramps b, which clasp the stone.

In the usual settings heretofore in use said crown-pieces have been composed of openwork, which allowed the. dust to settle beneath the under surface of the stone. Again, when the back surface of the stone has been foiled, as before mentioned, the open-work has allowed the foiled surface to become scratched (No model.)

or otherwise marred. To obviate these difficulties I arrange within said crown-piece a short cylinder or tube, 0, which forms a bearing for the stone, and over which the arms I) extend to hold the said stone in position. Said cylinder gives greater firmness to the stone, and otherwise gives increased, strength and beauty to the device in addition to performing the functions above mentioned. Upon the back plate, (I, of the setting of the scarf-pin, in addition to the usual pin, 6', I secure a supplemental pin,f, directly above said pin 6. The two thus arranged and formed, as shown and described, give greater security to the device and prevent the setting from turning laterally when secured in the scarf.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. The combination, with a crown-piece composed of the back plate, 66, and cramps b, of the cylinder and stone held in combination by said cramps, substantially as and for the purposes set l'orth and shown.

2. The combination of the back plate, d, having a pin and cramps thereomof a tubular portion, 0, and stone held in said combination by said cramps, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a scarf-pin, the combination, with the back plate, 6?, of the crown-piece, of the pin 0 and supplementary pin f, arranged and operatin g substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

4. As a new article of manufacture, the scarfpin having therein the crown-piece A, tubular bearing 0, stone, pin 6, and supplemental pin f, the whole being arranged and operating substantial] y as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of October, 1881.

JOHN B. VAN HOUTEN. Vitnesses:

CHARLES T. WINTERS, CHARLES H. PELL. 

